But now it has come upon you, and you faint. It touches you, and you are troubled.
But put out Your hand now, and touch against all which is to him, and see if he will not curse You to Your face.
Pity me! Pity me, you my friends! For the hand of God has touched me.
But indeed put out Your hand now and touch to his bone and his flesh, and he will curse You to Your face.
Your words have upheld him who was falling, and you have made feeble knees strong.
To the despairing one, pity is due from his friend; for he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
I called to You, O Jehovah; yea, I prayed to Jehovah.
Your strength will be narrow if you faint in the day of distress,
Because of this, having this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we do not fail in heart.
Therefore we do not fail in heart, but if indeed our outward man is being consumed, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
For consider Him who had endured such opposition of sinners against Himself, that you do not grow weary, being faint-hearted in your souls,
And you have forgotten the exhortation which He speaks with you, as with sons, “My sons, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor faint while being corrected by Him.